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FIF^ST /\T THE TOMB 



A,N EASTEp P©Er^l. 



V 

ALICE H. HUSTON. 



D. IV. GLASS & CO., 

BALTIMORE. 



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turnirjg saitlj unto [^irr) 'Pabborji' which] being 
i Interpreted i§ Nj aster." 

"Before the vocal gilence o^ the torrjb, 
Pramed in the early gloorr), 
©r)e standeth, weepirjg; 
'Dowrjdpooping face of rji^ht 
©r) \A-h)ich tb)e la^y ligl]t 
©rieved i§ peepirjg. 

Dewy froiT) eye§ of four fold clouded rjidht 
Pairjeth] thje teardrops bright, 
'Borne of her anduish ; 
Frighjted by hjer dismay 

Softer the breezes play,-- 
Pipple and languish. 

Black on tl]e quiverigg roseg of her- lip§ 
Falleth hjer hjopes eclipse,;; 
Standeth) ghje lorjely ; 
Friegdly her son]bre hjair 

©creegeth hjer brows despair, 
J3s.r)d screerjeth ogly. 

"© ever shiging sun, quiver thjrough] night, 
"Prison VQe ir) thy lidljt,— 
^ity nrjy woe ; 
Lfove ir) finitely great 

"Behold my needy gtate 

Wh)o loved thee so :" 



'■'Mary/'— a face dowr) drooped on her di-st-pes§ 
Ir) savirjg tegderrjess; 

^nd low attractive chord ; 
Vhen th' upraised eyes elate, 
/^r)d face illumirjatt^,— 
" pabbor)i,--Uord." 

" With th)ur)derous roar ar)d diapason strogg. 
Join, ar)^el§, in the §ong, 

T^ill gate§ of ametl]y,§t 
Reto§§ thje adorir)^ §train \~~ 
Come, a^ony arjd pain, 

That finds tl]e eijrist." 

© §ur] who in the Publicarj'g great hall 
Clearly didst burst agd fall 

©n N'japy's §f)arr)ed grace,— 
And when irj grieved gloom 

§)he gougl^t thy abandoged torgb, 
Oid§t §l]ow thy face,— 

^Phou wh)o once dreary, govv^ refulgent gleang, 
/X.nd njove guprenne 

lyjid wigged rank§ of song,-- 
13ef)old the night i^' logg, 
Stoop to us tb] rough the dark, 

T^hjat gladdeged we may h]ark, 
J3s.gd cry to thee by spheric worlds adored 
Ig pgalng cogtinual agd §weet accord 
" Pabboni,— Uord." 



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